11. United States

When Bloomberg.com last reported on Akamai's ranking of the regions with the fastest Internet six months ago, the U.S. ranked No. 14. Since then, it's moved up to 11th place -- still short of the coveted top 10. Average peak speed in the U.S. increased 11 percent over the previous quarter to 36.6 megabits per second, nearly double the global average.